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13486 results for: Keyword - John Wilson
We found 11041 matches on Author, 2744 matches on Performance Comments, 1274 matches on Event Comments, 351 matches on Performance Title, and 15 matches on Roles/Actors.

901
23 February 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Wroughton; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Aura-Mrs Jordan; Flora-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

902
22 April 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. [Prologue by John Wolcot (European Magazine, May 1790, p. 386).] Gazetteer, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #293 7s. 6d. (136.14.0; 13.8.6; tickets: 143.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Powel
Role: Henry Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Johnstone

Dance: As17900323

Song: End I afterpiece: The Knife Grinder's Song, composed and to be sung in character-Reeve

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: A New Occasional Prologue-Bernard

903
05 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Edwin; Sir Felix Friendly-Moss; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Burton; John-Lyons; Cudden-Ledger; Stump-Painter; Compton-Bannister; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Fringe-Mrs Edwards; Laura-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Lyons
Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

904
28 July 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-R. Palmer; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Barrett; Heartwell-Iliff; Sir John English-Usher; Constables-Burton, Ledger; Aura-Miss Fontenelle; Flora-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Usher
Related Works
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

905
16 April 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe. Prologue by John Taylor. Epilogue by George Colman, ynger (see text)]. "No piece in the remembrance of this writer was ever better acted. No piece was ever better cast...The palm of acting, however, must be given to Blanchard. One short scene of rustic generoisity, in which he gives his purse to Farmer Banks, displayed finer efforts than we ever saw before" (Oracle, 18 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street. Receipts: #315 (225.6.6; 3.15.6; tickets: 85.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats Or The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Blanchard, Wilson, Munden, Hull, Cubitt, Macready, Thompson, Powel, Rock, Evatt, Reeve, C. Powell, Cross, Farley, Ledger, Milburne, Master Simmons, Mrs Wells, Miss Chapman, Mrs Pope.[Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. II (T. Woodfall, 1798), and text (Dublin: For the Booksellers, 1791): Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Sim-Blanchard; John Dory-Wilson; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; Banks-Hull; Gammon-Cubitt; Muz [in subsequent seasons: Midge]-Macready; Sailors-Thompson, Farley, Milburne; Landlord-Powel; Twitch-Rock; Trap-Evatt; Zachariah-Reeve [in text: Rees (see17911012)]; Lamp-C. Powell; Sheriff's Officers-Cross, Ledger; Waiter-Master Simmons; Jane-Mrs Wells; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Harley; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone.
Role: Grub Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: As17901204

906
03 May 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17901015, but Sir John Bull-Powel; Col. Epaulette's new song-_; New Epilogue Address-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Powel
Role: Henry Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival or The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: General Wolfe-Cranfield; Brigadier Moncton-Macready; Brigadier Townshend-King; Brigadier Murray-Ratchford; Adjutant-Lee; Surgeon Adair-Thompson; Aid@de@Camp-Farley; Grenadier-Evatt; Indian Chief-Follett; General Wolfe's favourite song, How stands the Glass around-Incledon; Irish Drinking Song [Of the ancients its speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees; [Conclude with an exact Representation of the Siege of Quebec-; the Death of General Wolfe-.
Cast
Role: Of the ancients its speaking] Actor: Johnstone
Role: How merrily we live that Soldiers be Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

907
01 June 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Harley (1st appearance in that character); Don Frederick-Marshall; Duke-Davies; Petruchio-Macready; Peter-Blanchard; Anthony-Cubitt; Surgeon-Powel; Antonio's Man-Rock; Antonio-Quick; First Constantia-Miss Chapman; Mother-Mrs Webb; Landlady-Mrs Pitt; Niece-Mrs Platt; Second Constantia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Harley
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Captain Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: As17901204

Song: End I: The Group of Lovers-Munden; End II: a favourite Sea Song-Incledon

908
16 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Mr Level-Williamson; Colonel Modish-Davies; Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Wealthy-Kemble; Plainwell-Aickin; John-Phillimore; William-Abbott; Mrs Level-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Phillimore
Related Works
Related Work: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner; or, Quality Binding Author(s): John Rose

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

909
18 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing A Dramatic Proverb

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17910613 but Eugene-Davies; John-Lyons; Cudden-Ledger.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Lyons
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

910
29 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17910616 but Wealthy-Cubitt; Plainwell-Kemble; John-Chapman.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Chapman.
Related Works
Related Work: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner; or, Quality Binding Author(s): John Rose

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fourth Part I

Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Palmer

911
15 July 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-R. Palmer; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Barrett; Heartwell-Iliff; Sir John English-Usher; Constables-Burton, Ledger; Aura-Miss Fontenelle; Flora-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Usher
Related Works
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

912
24 September 1791 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Cook-Fawcett; Footman-Phillimore; Jobson-Moody; Doctor-Benson; Lady Loverule-Mrs Ward; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

913
20 April 1792 @ Drury Lane at King's Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Joseph Richardson, based on The Coxcomb, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. Prologue by Richard Tickell. Epilogue by John Burgoyne (see text)]: With new Dresses, Decorations, &c. Morning Herald, 1 May 1792: This Day is published The Fugitive (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #315 7s. 6d. (275.0.0; 39.2.0; 1.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fugitive

Related Works
Related Work: The Fugitive Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Czar Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

914
18 July 1792 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Wewitzer, Evatt, Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17920709 but John-Lyons.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Lyons.
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

915
19 November 1792 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17921031, but John Dory-Powel.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Powel.
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: As17921116

916
15 December 1792 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Wroughton; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Aura-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character); Flora-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson

917
08 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Dignum; Chicane-Benson; Lingo-Bannister Jun.; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Stump-Alfred; Cudden-Banks; Laura-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Edwin; Fringe-Mrs Edwards; Cowslip-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: As17921121, but The Dances-Miss _Prevot

Song: In the course of the Evening The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

918
22 April 1793 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverley-Kemble; Sir William Belmont-Maddocks; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Benson; Footman-Webb; Servants-Alfred, Lyons; Lady Restless-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Belinda-Miss Farren; Clarissa-Miss Collins; Tattle-Miss Heard; Tippit-Mrs Edwards; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Hunting Song-Dignum; Butler-Caulfield; Cook-Fawcett; Footman-Webb; Coachman-Alfred; Doctor-Maddocks; Jobson-Moody; Lady Loverule-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Mrs Shaw; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

919
15 May 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17921031, but John Dory-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Jane-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: To Arms

Cast
Role: Serjeant of Grenadiers Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Quixotte; or, The Magic Arm Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: General Howitzer-Quick; Gregory-Fawcett; Capt. Farquhar-Johnstone; Sulphur-Davies; Commissary-Powel; Rifle-Darley; Saib-Incledon; Lucy-Mrs Clendining; Susan-Miss Stuart; Maria-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Farquhar Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Love and War Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: As17930503

Song: End: a favorite old Ballad-Incledon

920
07 June 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17921003, but Sir John Bull-Powel.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Powel.
Role: Henry Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Related Works
Related Work: The Prisoner at Large Author(s): John O'Keeffe

921
11 June 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: Cranky-Suett; Vinegar-Baddeley; Bouquet-Davies; Bowkitt-Bannister Jun.; Arionelli-Bland; Idle-Waldron Jun.; Mum-Barrett; John-Ledger; Cecilia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Ledger
Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

922
27 August 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Morning Herald, 22 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo (for that night only)-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Barrett; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Dall (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Fringe-Miss Fontenelle; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Lingo Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: In: As17930720 End: The Row-Johnstone; End II: The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone

923
28 September 1793 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Plainwell-Benson; Colonel Modish-Palmer Jun.; Lord Simper-Bland; Sir W. Wealthy-Usher; John-Waldron Jun.; William-Lyons; Mr Level-Caulfield; Mrs Level-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Waldron Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner; or, Quality Binding Author(s): John Rose

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Cast
Role: Tully Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Lyons
Role: John Grum Actor: Waldron Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Doresetshire Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

924
15 October 1793 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho (1st time)-Munden; Sir John Bull-Powel; Lord Winlove-Incledon; Col. Epaulette-Cubitt; Henry-Johnstone; Celia (1st time)-Mrs Clendining; Rosa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Mrs Casey (1st time)-Mrs Fawcett; Nannette-Miss Stuart; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Powel
Role: Henry Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone

Dance: End: The Drunken Swiss (1st time; composed by West)-West (1st appearance at this theatre), Mlle St.Amand (1st appearance these 2 years)

925
23 November 1793 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe. Prologue by John Taylor. Epilogue by Harriet Pye Esten (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. Morning Herald, 3 Dec. 1793: This Day is published THE WORLD IN A VILLAGE (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #313 1s. 6d. (307/7/6; 5/14/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Holman, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Middleton, Hull, Cubitt, Macready, Powel, Rock, Thompson, Evatt, Farley, Quick II Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Platt, Mrs Esten. [Cast from text Q. Debrett (1793]): Grigsby-Lewis; Charles-Holman; Capt. Mullinahack-Johnstone; Jollyboy-Munden; Master Jack-Fawcett; William-Middleton; Willows-Hull; Capt. Vansluisen-Cubitt; Briars-Macready; Sir Henry Check-Powel; Hedgeworth-Evatt; Allbut-Quick; Edward-Miss Standen [in text: Miss Symonds]//Mrs Allbut-Mrs Mattocks; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Bellevue-Mrs Fawcett; Margery-Mrs Platt; Louisa-Mrs Esten. Rock, Thompson, Farley arc unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Holman. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Esten. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 12 performances only (see17940102).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Holman. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Esten. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 12 performances only (see17940102).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Mullinahack Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The World in a Village Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: TWO STRINGS TO YOUR BoOW

Cast
Role: Captain Patrick Actor: Johnstone